natives

Example Sentences

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He plans on hiring Alaska Natives as support staff for his crew, likely because at the time it was assumed that all Inuit had expert arctic survival skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Restless Natives writer Ninian Dunnett is co-writing the musical, working alongside with the original director, Michael Hoffman, and producer Andy Paterson.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

The Sierra Club, a conservation organization, said renaming the peak “goes against the desires of Alaska Natives, Alaska’s elected officials, and centuries of tradition.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

For example, American Indian and Alaska Natives represented 0.7% of births in 2023, but accounted for 4.6% of congenital syphilis cases.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

“You should roll with us. We’re going to play a show. Natives from all over will be there, according to this guy,” Awesiinh says as he pats my shoulder.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith